Punkalaidun

Punkalaidun
Municipality
Punkalaitumen kunta
The Municipal House

Coat of arms

Location of Punkalaidun in Finland
Coordinates: 61°06.7′N 023°06.3′E / 61.1117°N 23.1050°E / 61.1117; 23.1050Coordinates: 61°06.7′N 023°06.3′E / 61.1117°N 23.1050°E / 61.1117; 23.1050
Country  Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region South western Pirkanmaa sub-region
Charter 1639
Government
 • Municipal manager Jyrki Moilanen
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 364.02 km2 (140.55 sq mi)
 • Land 361.07 km2 (139.41 sq mi)
 • Water 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Area rank 213th largest in Finland
Population (2018-08-31)[2]
 • Total 2,954
 • Rank 231st largest in Finland
 • Density 8.18/km2 (21.2/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 97.7% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 2.1%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 13.5%
 • 15 to 64 58.5%
 • 65 or older 28%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.punkalaidun.fi

Punkalaidun is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,954 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 364.02 square kilometres (140.55 sq mi) of which 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.2/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Loimaa, Urjala, and Sastamala.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Villages

Hakuni, Halkivaha, Hankuri, Haviokoski, Jalasjoki, Kannisto, Kanteenmaa, Kivisenoja, Kokkola, Koskioinen, Kostila, Kouvola, Liitsola, Moisio, Mäenpää, Oriniemi, Parrila, Sarkkila, Suttila, Pärnänmaa, Talala, Teikarla, and Vanttila.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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